Korean Dogs.org June 24^th Newsletter – actions, petitions and more.

Mr. Jeffrey Mausner (Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils Liaison to the Los Angeles Animal Services Department) has reported on June 17, 2019:

“On June 5, a resolution was introduced in the Los Angeles City Council, asking the governments of China, Vietnam, South Korea, Cambodia, and Indonesia to ban the sale of dog meat and to enforce their animal cruelty laws. The resolution was introduced by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, a very strong advocate for animal welfare, and seconded by Councilmember David Ryu, one of the most influential Korean American office holders in the country.”

Mr. Mausner reported that “This pending City Council resolution grew out of a resolution passed by the Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils (VANC), which consists of representatives of all 34 Neighborhood Councils in the San Fernando Valley.”

He also mentioned South Korea’s “very close ties to Los Angeles” and the Los Angeles sister city – Busan. We have campaigned to urge Los Angeles to speak out against the cruelty of its sister city and other friendship cities in Korea. Click HERE to see our campaigns.

Let’s help pass this resolution by expressing our support! 

Click HERE to learn more and take actions (from article).

Read a lot more current news about the Korean dog meat trade by clicking on the following link:

https://koreandogs.org/newsletter-june-24-2019/?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=URGENT_CALL_FOR_ACTION!!!__LA_Council_introduces_a_resolution_asking_South_Korea_to_stop_the_dog_meat_trade!&utm_medium=email

Received anonymously from Underground Badger Syndicate:

Whilst wandering through the Hambach Forest this morning, we noticed a brand new hunting tower had appeared right next to the tragic carcass of one that had previously been rendered unusable. It seems the local hunt scum are a little slow to pick up on the message – we will not allow you to murder the inhabitants of Hambi.

We removed the salt block used to lure the hunted towards the guns and stashed it far away. The legs of the tower were severed using some fancy new hand saws which made toppling the thing a fucking breeze.

After further dismantling the wreckage, we decided that such valuable building material was too good to be left behind, so carried away plenty of stuff to be re-appropriated in the forest occupation. That roofing material is gonna be fucking sweeet on the treehouse.

Hunt scum, be warned! We know every millimetre of this forest and we will find and destroy all your trash.

https://animalliberationpressoffice.org/NAALPO/2019/06/20/hunting-tower-destroyed-germany-2/

“Hunt is shit”

(Mood against the hunters in Munster, made at the annual “hunters meeting”, April 2019).

Agreed! Hunting is not just shit, hunting is murder!

My best regards to all, Venus

A man was shocked to discover an abandoned newborn left alone in a plastic bag in a wooded area near his home in Georgia. Police body cameras captured the moment the child was rescued.

The good Samaritan found the child, nicknamed ‘Baby India’, after investigating strange cries coming from a forest in Forsyth County, 40 miles north of Atlanta. The find immediately prompted a call to police.

Video shows astonished sheriff’s deputies apologizing to the “precious” little bundle as they delicately remove her from the plastic bag in which she was abandoned.

It is not clear how long the child was left outside, but she appears to be covered in blood and still has her umbilical cord uncut.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office shared footage of the rescue operation on Tuesday “in hopes to receive credible information on the identity of Baby India” and to “find closure in this case.”

Alan Ragetz, who found the baby, told WSB-TV he was persuaded by his daughters to investigate the crying in the woods.

“We went down, pulled it up, there was a poor little baby wrapped in a plastic bag,” he said. “She was alive, she was crying, so we figured that was a good sign.”

It remains unclear what prompted the mother to abandon her child in such a state, even though Georgia state law allows residents to leave babies up to 30 days old at a medical facility without fear of prosecution. Police say they continue to search for the mother or any of the child’s relatives.

Fortunately, after her ‘second birth’ of sorts, the newborn is now “thriving,” and has been placed in the care of the Georgia Family Department.

https://www.rt.com/usa/462677-newborn-baby-saved-bag/

My comment: And then we ask ourselves how our conspecifics could throw animals into the trash if they do the same with their own children …

I see no difference in the extent of the crime when people dispose of the newborn puppies in the trash, and others do the same with a newborn child.

But our society ignores and lets the first crime go unpunished and condemns and punishes the second by law.

The offender who abandoned his child must expect a heavy sentence.
The perpetrator who abandoned animals can count on a small monetary penalty.

Human animals have rights from birth.
Non-human animals are considered as things, they have no rights, nowhere.

(the video is from Greece, donated by friends)

My best regards to all, Venus

Update – you may remember that in May we published an article about a little kitten that had been covered in foam and dumped in the trash:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/05/29/petitions-support-when-you-can-they-do-make-a-difference/

Well we have some good news that needs sharing:

A kitten who nearly died after being encased in spray foam and dumped in the garbage has not only made a full recovery, but also found his forever home.

A garbage collector from Washington County, Oregon, discovered the kitten — now named Lucky McFoamy — in a trash can during his rounds. Lucky could barely move as his little face and body were encased in hardened spray foam, yet he somehow managed to cry out and alert the worker to his presence.

After the Hillsboro Vet Clinic cleaned Lucky up and gave him a clean bill of health, he moved on to the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter, run by Washington County Animal Services.

Now, Lucky is heading to his new home with delighted guardian Denise.

“Denise was one of the first people to see him when he was brought to a local vet clinic for emergency treatment, and she is elated to make him part of her family,” said the shelter in a Facebook update. “Denise tells us that Lucky will be an indoor cat and will have two other cats and a dog as companions.”

A Lady Freethinker petition urging local police to find the person responsible garnered more than 30,000 signatures. But despite efforts — and after determining the kitten was a stray — the culprit has not yet been found.

Thanks to the quick actions of a caring garbage collector, and the great veterinarians and shelter workers who cared for Lucky, this story has a heart-warming ending. We wish Lucky a long, healthy life with his new family, and urge police to keep looking for this innocent kitten’s attacker.